If ever inspiration was visible in the prophet or ancient legislator, it may be asserted that the Constituent Assembly had two years of sustained inspiration.

France was the inspired of civilisation.
III.
Let us examine its work.

The principle of power was entirely displaced: royalty had ended by believing that it was the exclusive depositary of power.

It had demanded of religion to consummate this robbery in the eyes of the people, by telling them that tyranny came from God, and was responsible to God only.

The long heirship of throned races had made it believed that there was a right of reigning in the blood of crowned families.